A summer to remember

Chapter 1 follow me

"SIT!" Kagome yelled at the top of her lungs furious at the young half demon. "Ack! Kagome why did you do that !" Inuyasha yelled with just as much anger. He slowly stood up whipping the dirt from his red kimono. Inuyasha and Kagome had been traveling together for the last four years and today he pushed her to her edge by once again chasing after the dead priestess kikiyo. "I can't stand it ! I am tired of waiting for you Inuyasha!" She started to run away but Sango stopped her. "No kagome , you need to settle this once and for all , you can't just keep running away." Kagome looked at the young demons slayer and nodded "Your right . Inuyasha," She turned toward the dog eared demon with an emotionless stare. "I am leaving , don't come after me , Be with your beloved kikiyo and forget you ever met me ." Kagome ran as fast as she could back to the bone eaters well. Running through the forest her tears stained her face and blurred her vision, She tripped and fell over onto the hard ground getting a scrapped knee. "Baka Inuyasha , BAKA !" She yelled into the sky. She rubbed her eyes whipping the tears from her face. "He doesn't even know how much I care for him." She stated out loud . She stood back up walking calmly towards the well.

Back with Inuyasha, "What did you expect me to do Miroku , ignore that she was in trouble ? You know how I feel about her." Inuyasha spoke the truth . After all these years the dead priestess still held the most of Inuyasha 's heart. Miroku knew this but still wanted to know one thing. "Do you love Kagome at all?" The question stung at his heart, love ? I don't know , the only one I had ever loved was keikio what a ridicules question . Of course I don't she is my companion.' He stood up with his claws in his sleeves and walked away from the monk. While Inuyasha walked he came across Kagome 's bag. He dished through it finding everything from text books and pencils to something that caught his eye. It was her sweater. He lifted it up for him to smell, it smelt of strawberries and vanilla goodness. He inhaled the sweet smell, memories flooded into is mind and found their way back into his heart and took a hold of his chest. Gripping it making it hard for him to breathe. "Kagome," He remembered her caring hand and her soft brown eyes that had once cried for him. He looked around to see if anyone was there but Sango miroku and the young fox demon were no where to be found . He took another sniff of the sweater and pulled some more stuff out of the bag. He saw painted images on paper that kagome called photographs. The pictures where of sad times and happy . One that caught his eye and heart was a picture of Kagome asleep on his shoulder, he looked at the picture for the next couple of minutes remembering her sent. I love her sent , its so happy . He thought sitting down on the ground.

Kagome jumped into the well as the it turned into a pit of blue star dust and the only way to get back to her world.

"Kagome your home early, I thought you where going to be there for the entire summer." Her younger brother stated kicking the soccer ball around the kitian. "I am not going back, Inuyasha doesn't want me there. I can finally have a normal life." She walked to her room exhausted from the argument and the run through the forest. "Inuyasha will never know how much he means to me because he will never be able to feel the same for me." She said collapsing onto her bed. The familiar scent filled her nostrils and brought her back to the moment that she met the dog eared half demon. At first he only thought of her as a jewel detector and nothing more. He was insensitive to her and unmindful of the way he treated her. But then something changed about him. A softer look ran through his eyes . A gentler touch with his hands buried their way into her heart. "Baka Inuyasha." Were her last words before she drifted off into a light sleep.

"GO BACK AND GET KAGOME!" Sango and Miroku yelled in unison. "I can't." He sat by the well looking down into the pit, His eyes were glassy with light tears and his face was in a tight stare. "Why are you crying?" Sango asked gently as Inuyasha let out a sigh. "I wish that I could tell her." The demon slayer sat beside him. "Tell her what?" The dog eared demon exchanged glances with Sango before telling her. "I wish I could tell her that, I love her." He wiped a dirty claw over his face smearing the small tears that fell from his golden eyes. "Hey it will be ok." Sango reassured not knowing what else to say. "When ever I want to tell her I always end up getting her pissed. When ever I go to Kikyo I always want to tell her goodbye because I cant be with her like I wanted to be for so long. We were lovers for years then Naraku had to ruin it . Of course seeing as I was going to use the jewel to become human we would both be old and gray. Our children married with kids of their own." Miroku sighed as Inuyasha continued. "For Kagome I would become full human . I want to love her and protect her forever." Miroku sighed again with a small grin on his face. "Than go tell her that. Its been three days. Go to her." Inuyasha stood and walked away . "Come on give me a break. She will never love me like I love her."

Standing over the well she contemplated if she should go back. "Maybe I was too hard on him." She shook her head running from the shrine and to Wackdonalds to meet up with Yuka, Eri, and Ayumi. "So when are you going to let us meet this mystery guy that you have a huge crush on?" Ayumi asked with a sheepish grin. Kagome took a sip of her soda staring out the window. He is still hung over his ex girlfriend to even notice me !" She thought about how he spoke to her , so softly whispering sweet nothings in her ear. "I thought he loved me but no. " Eri also out on a sly grin. "What about Hojo? Will you finally go out with him ?" She continued to sip at her soda as she thought about how many times she had stood him up. "You know what ? I think I will!"

"Will what ?"

Kagome froze up with a small blush on her face. "Hojo... uhh ..hey." Hojo smiled innocently "I was wondering if you wanted to go to the beach with me this weekend . Me and my parents are going . You can bring some friends if you like." He stated quickly a small redness forming onto his cheeks that made Kagome smile. "I'd love to !" smiling like always he wished them a good afternoon and left the fast food burger house. " 'bout time !" Yuka complained. "Damn I was about to go out with him if you didn't come to your senses!" Kagome smiled a nervous laugh to brush it off.

The week passed and Inuyasha didn't budge. He stayed beside the well contemplating what he should do. "You should go to her." Sango said softly with her usual calm sweet smile. "Only if you Shippo and Miroku come with me . She won't get as mad if your there." Sango smiled but shook her head "You see , we cant go into the well but you can." Inuyasha held out the shards from the sacred jewel, "She only took one of them." Sango took the shard and ran back to the village. She got Miroku and Shippo he jumped down the well followed by Sango Miroku and shippo, soon enough he was on the other side . Kagome 's scent was all around him haunting him with a sweet memory. "Where's Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled bursting into the Higurashi home. "Hello Inuyasha, " Mrs. Higurashi welcomed him into her house leading him into the kitian. "Kagome isn't here, she is at the beach with her friends for the weekend." Inuyasha growled. "Where is the beach."

"Stop Hojo!" Kagome yelled as he picked her up running into the serf. It was late evening and the sun just started to fall on the playful teenagers. He set her down on the soft sand so she wouldn't get wet. "Oh this is great Hojo." She saw a star rise into the sky and the sky get darker as it did as time passed. "So did you have fun today?" Hojo asked with a quirky smile. "Hojo I had an amazing time." " It's a nice change... He is a lot sweeter than Inuyasha" He looked into her eyes moving his face a little closer with each passing moment placing his arm around her. And as the final space was closed between them Kagome sensed a jewel shard . But she ignored it. She let herself get lost in that kiss and she hoped Hojo was too. When he pulled away he still kept his arm around her. "I have been wanting to do that since I met you." Kagome smiled placing her head on his shoulder. "You should have done jt sooner." She leaned in for another kiss but she felt a jewel shard . "Hold on Hojo , I'll be right back ." She followed the presence until she ran into some one very unexpected. "Sango?" Sango smiled "hey , Inuyasha Miroku and me, oh and of course shippo came here to get you." Kagome looked back at the beach . "I'm not coming back . I am sorry. I just can't." Sango nodded "I understand but hey we are going to stay a while here with you... and ..." Kagome hugged Sango excited "I have to get you guys clothes! Oh my Kami you would look so cute in this skirt that I have." Kagome ran off with her friend by her side making her way back to the condo. She saw Inuyasha sitting by her bed with a lost look on his face. "Kagome !" He shot up the moment that she came into the room . "I am sorry Kagome! I don't care if you don't want to go back, We haven't seen Naraku in years... but If its ok can we stay the summer with you." It all came out on one breath but left Kagome staring at the Young hanyou "SIT!" Inuyasha fell to the ground as a tear escaped from his golden eyes. "Kagome please! I am sorry ." Kagome smiled , "I know."

So it went like that . "Come on Inuyasha , I have to cut your hair ! I dont want you walking around here looking like a demon!" He grunted looking at her with a glare. I am not going to handle this kagome!" She brought the sizzors onto his hair and cut the first strand. "Damnit !" Kagome ignored Inuyasha's houls and crule words. "There we go!" Inuyasha looked ino the mirror to see that his hair was really short compaired to his standereds. His bangs still fell around his eyes but the long silver hair that once crept down his back was now at neck levle. Kagome then dressed him in awhite button up with the sleeves rolled up to this elbows and loose jeens with flip flops. she also made him where a bandana or a hat to hide his dog ears. She dressed Miroku in a light blue t-shirt and black shorts that covered most of his legs. Sango was up next, she had the most fun dressing her up . Since Sango was taller and more built than her she had alittle trouble to fins something that would fit her. "Oh my Kami! You look amazing." She dressed Sango in a short skirt that went to her middle thy it ruffled slgihtly as she walked and a form fitting t-shirt . Kagome dressed in a usual skirt and blue tight t-shirt. So Kagome introduced Inuyasha Miroku and sango to her friends Ayumi Yuka and Eri. "He is so cute!" Eri mused when the three of them were alone. "Who ?" Kagome asked with curiosity. "That Inuyasha guy!" Ayumi asured Kagome. She looked down at her hands "Yeah, He really is something, he has a girlfriend though. A pain stung her heart.